Sofa or davenport bed.



' F. M. HULSB & J. G. CURTIS'.

SOFA OB. DAVEPURT BED. Arrmo'rloit rILz:,JUn ao, 1909.

Patented Mar.25,1913.

'UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

, J EDWIN M. HULSE AND JAMES'G. CURTIS, OF COLUMBUS, OHIO, ASSG-NORS T0 TBE.) E. M. HULSE COMPANY, OF COLUMBUS, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO. 'i

soFA on DAVENPORT BED.

Specification Aof Letters Patent.

Application filed J' une 30, 1909. 'Serial No. 505,165.

an improved sofa or davenport bed in whichthe `bed.b\ox or frame is thrown into position for use as`a bed`by manipulating .the seat, and conversely iifwliieh the bed is thrown under the seat by manipulating the seat in the reverse direction.

The invention is embodied inl the construction herein shown and described; the invention not being conned in its practical embodiment to precisely the Iforms of the parts shown. i In the accompanying drawin s: Figure 1 'is a view in vertical section at 51e left hand end ofthe davenport bed wit-h tlie end member removed, as on the line w-m,"Fig. 3, and.v

showing the bed folded in under the seat; Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the seat raised and the bed extended; Fig; 3 is a fragmentary longitudinal section on the line 7/--y/, Fig. 1, looking'toward the rear of the structure, and Fig. 4 is an elevation with parts in section of the inner side of the left hand end of the structure to'show the parts thereon. A

The davenport frame comprises a backet, upholstered as seen at 4a, and ends like that indicated at 5j as' usual, secured to permanent portions ot' the back. In the present case, the forward portions of theends 5 are tied together and braced by the .usual permanent front rail (i.

v The inner side of each of the ends is provided with a metallic piece, as seen att, and a wooden part 5b, the former being-a bearing for the corresponding pivot member of the seat, and the latter being an inclined track uponwhich travels' and is' supported the forward portion of the bed box or frame ll, as hereinafter 'more particularly -v described. These bearings and tracks on the tw'o ends are correspomliugly arranged; and the tracks 5 are of hook yform, as seen at 5", at their lower ends to'afl'ord seats or resting places lor thcstuds ot' the bed-box or 'trame when the latter is under thc seat; and said tracks at their upper ends are made with slight depressions 5d to afford seats foi' i the bed-box studs when the bed-box is projected from' under the seat and to the bed forming position to aid in preventing the collapse of the seat and bed-b a stud journal 9a to rock' in the bearings 5a so that the seat is capable of being raised and loweredby manually taking hold of its front edge. Rigidly secured to each end of the seat in rear 10, said arms being hingedly connected at' 10 to the ends of the-bed'containing boX near its rear portion, or so that by raising the seat the said bed-box is thrown forward and upward'. The movement of the arms 10 75 'and the form of the tracks 5b coperatie in ralsmg and placing the bed-box elevated horizontal pos1t1on, that position being obtained when the back has ,been

thrown to slightly inclined position rear-" wardly. The lowering of the bed-box or frame is effected-,by depressing t-he seat to normal position. 4 'lhe'depressed or closed position of the parts is shown in Fig. 1

while the extren'le upward and forward or 85 open position of the parts is shown in Fig. 2. 14 designates a convenient strap for' ma nipulating the seat to raise and lower it..

The back et in the present instance is hung between the ends 5 on suitable pivots JJ at 90 as to be capable of their upper portions so and back are c011- oscillation and the lseat Anected by means of bars like that indicated at 4 pivoted to both so that the lower portion of tlie back is* moved rearward when the scat is raised, and drawn forward into normal position when the seat 1s lowered, as 1ndicated in Figs. 2 and 1 respectively.

'lhe spring bed 4shown 1s comprised of two bedmembers 15 and 15a, connected atthe1r 100 sides by links like that indicated at 16'; and stretched between said frame is any su1table Jf'oldable spring fabric. The spr-ing bed is supported on the box 1l by standards 17 on the sides ot' the box l1 near its forward cor- .105

ners, the links It.; being pi\f'otally connected.` to said standards by pins,' as seen at 16. The inner bed member 15 is connected to the inner sides ot' the ends ofthe box ll by links lb', and the outer bed member 15 is sup- 110 Patented Mar.25,1913. i l r ox or frame.` 60- The box or frame ll hasnt each end suitable rolle-red studs 11a to travel on the tracks, 5" and rest in the seats thereof., The chars,l acter 9- designates theseat, and this has one.; cach ot' its ends near the rear cornersthereof 65 of the journals 9F are arms 70 or frame in ported when extended by suitable legs, as

y somewhat depressed from thel position it aecupies in Fig. 2, by reason of the action of the links 16 and 18.

We do not desire to el aim herein anything that may be claimable in the application of Edwin M. Hulse, tiled May l07 1909, S. No. 495,063.

.What we claim is:

l. In a sofa or davenport bed, the combination with a main trame provided with inclined tracks at` its ends, a bed-box or frame supported on said tracks, a seat pivotved at its rear edge to swing upwardly independent-ly of lthe bed-box or frame, and means between the rear oi the seat and the bedbox orframe whereby the bed-box or frame is moved upward and toi-wardend maintained in substantially a horizontal. position with its bed side uppermost during` said movements.

2. In a sofa or davenport bed,the combination with a main frame, a bed containing` frame, a seat pivoted to swing upwardly independently of the bed eontainino' frame, an inolined track on which the bed containing :trame is supported at its forward ppqjtion,

and means connecting the bed containing frame and the seat operative by theY seat whereby the bed containing frame is moved upward and forward and maintained in a substantially horizontal position with its bed side uppermost during said movements.

3. In a sofa or davenport bed, the combination with the main frame, of `a seat pivoted therein, and a movable back, a frame or box to support a bed, means between the seat and the bed-box or frame whereby the latter can be projected forward and upward by raising the seatE and `ineens whereby thel bael( is moved rearward by raising the seat.

4t. in a sofa or davenport bed.l the eembination with 'the main framea of a seat pivoted therein and a baek pivotally hung therein` a trame or box to support a bed, means between the seat andthe bed-box or frame whereby the seat and the bedbox or trame can be projected forward and upward by raising,l the seat, and means on the seat for moving the lower portionv o the hack rearward when the seat is raised.

EDVYIN HULSE. diiltES GA. CURTS.

Vitiiesses:

BENJ. Mm Emeline, M. M. .l\:eCan':nr. 

